Gone Fishin'.

I posted my most recent review after the release of "Lightfall." Although it wasn't fairly positive, it did have something this review will not cover: Hope.

For those of you that don't know or don't follow the community or Bungie updates as close, Sony canned eight percent of their entire staff in one move early this week (10/31). At a pivotal point in Destiny's history as they round out the Light and Dark Saga they've been trying to improve and perfect over the last decade of our lives. The reason? Poor player count.

The Final Straw comes with the firing of beloved composer Michael Salvatori, which, many of you remember him from his work on the Halo OST, King's Fall OST, and most recently, "Deep Stone Lullaby." As an absolute ravid fan of Salvatori and the work he's put into Bungie and their titles as a whole makes me disgusted that such a vauled piece of an entire franchise would be fired off like this makes me irate. Some of the most memorable pieces of video game OST have come from Salvatori and knowing his job went up in smoke makes me hope wherever he goes now pays him big bucks to show Bungie up. Firing a monumental piece to the machine cannot come without consequences. Salvatori's gems will not be present in the most influential DLC since The Taken King.

It might sound crazy...I miss Activision Bungie. I know, but look at what is happening. This game is formally dying. Yes, people have said this before. Look at the numbers:

-45% decrease in expected sales the past fiscal year.
-8% of the ENTIRE staff laid off (around 100 jobs).
-Salvatori's firing after being part of the franchise since Halo's release.

In a pivotal spot like this, in between a massive release that ENDS an entire story Bungie has been telling for 10 long years, these lay offs take place. Ladies and Gentlemen...welcome to a world without light. A world that will no longer support this game due to its frequently terrible board decisions, poor gameplay choices, and no Michael Salvatori.

Good luck to you Guardians if you wish to endeavor this final chapter of our lives and this game. I will not be present for The Final Shape nor the story Bungie has to offer afterwards. This game is officially digging its own grave, maybe it has for a while, but the hole is 5 feet deep. 1 foot to go, maybe that will be in June.